Wednesday, May 25, 2016


"Awash, 2016" is acrylic on canvas, 24x39.5".  This canvas was custom built for another project and then didn't end up being used.  We had also primed the canvas in a rich raw sienna tone for the other project so I had a lot of warmth to lead my content.  The piece started out as an abstract but then I had the need to paint this particular scene right now so this is where I took it.  Something unusual happened with this one because of the way the paint was going on to the primer.  Typically the water in the acrylic doesn't allow for a lot of soft blending unless you add a medium.  In this case, the paint was going on sort of like oil, very buttery to the point that I was able to do a lot of blending with my finger.  In fact, I'd say a quarter of this painting was done with my fingers instead of a brush.  Happy Wednesday!

1 comment:

  1. As I always do with your work, I fall end and come up relaxed.
    DTobey

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